Projectile.



n. FFRENCH. PROJECTILE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, I911.

Patented Oct. 23,1917.

anvamoz Roberl" Ffrench.

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. f esi'redlthe di JQ :efictQrs; begg mey be set in reein 017 othersuitable; tan ete ke p t i V :It; will be understood that the invention4M 0t 'to'fbe 'c'onfi'ne'dfto any' precise cone struc tio rtofshell cesigthat meybe aidopted.

O1" to iii 1y particular; fuses "or 'bfifstihgenddispersing;chargeesthat may he ecloptedfiferr the projectile as theseand other. details may V .7 e e '75 be suitably modl fieclridepeniclmgyupo any h V pertic ular pmctieel i'equiiements that thelimelltiolilmaii a nito hump}. e

" d ini and desire to securerby'liet- I jpris'ingfa' Teasing; endalehargewithin; Said arrangedltrensversely their edjeicent :eun'facesstiruetedijend'.lermngedj ,6 l r e e the: projetile to zbjeipro j'ecte 1th liheg'ofiflightlwithoigt "fheli A 31 mule, f he shra neljt'yp ewaging, 2w bedy bfzexplo siye @eth he tpiejectile-m v. v r. vcleri, edFiII Z lQim. Kl, wherein] the i'r-plete li'kefja membersfax ef.fanranged-i0: rotateawith .fseiidfi casing during 7Q prdjecti-lezlasclaiihed inigle m casing; g

A A A 8. A projectile as claimed in claim 7, A A wherein the disksectors are arranged in 5 pairs to form a disk having its periphery inengagement with the interior of the casing, the adjacent edges of thetWo sectors being "scarfeh i a i i A 9. A projectile as claimed v inclaim 1, wherein the plate like members are provided withtslots tofacilitate bursting of the memhers on striking an object.

10. A projectile of the shrapnel type, comsisting ofa plurality of disksarranged in pairs, each pair comprising a thick disk having; radialslots and a thin disk having por- Copies of this patent inay he obtainedfor nalsector form when projected fromthe F piging a casing and a chargetherein confive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. i V

